Dr. Georg W. Alpers

Biography

Study of psychology at Philipps-Universität, Marburg; Member of German National Merit Foundation (Studienstifung des Deutschen Volkes); Graduation equivalent to Master's degree in Psychology ("Diplom-Psychologe"), summa cum laude (major in Clinical and Educational Psychology) 1997 Licensed to provide health care services as a psychologist (HPG) 1998 - 1999 Fellowship with German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 1998 - 2001 Fellowship with the State of Hessen, Germany (Hessische Graduiertenförderung) 1998 - 2001 Research associate at Stanford University and Veterans Affairs Hospital, Palo Alto, California, USA, at the Clinical Psychopharmacology and Psychophysiology Lab (Prof. Dr. Roth) 1999 - 2001 Research associate and psychotherapist-in-training at Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Department (Prof. Dr. Taylor), Stanford University, US 2001 - 2002 Research associate at Department of Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Prof. Dr. Pauli), Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg 2002 Awarded Doctorate from Philipps-Universität, Marburg (Prof. Dr. Florin † and Prof. Dr. Rief) 2002 - 2010 Assistant Professor (C1 rank) at Julius-Maximilians Universität, Würzburg 2007 Habilitation (Dr. phil. habil.) and Venia Legendi (Psychology) 2007 - 2008 Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (W3 rank) at University of Bielefeld 2008 - 2012 Election (and reelection) to member of the speaker group of Section Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of the DGP 2008 - 2010 Professor of Clinical and Biological Psychology (W3 rank) at the Catholic University of Eichstätt since 2010 Professor of Clinical and Biological Psychology and Psychotherapy (W3 rank) at University of Mannheim since 2011 Executive director of Otto-Selz-Institut, Mannheim

Research Interest

Psychological disorders: anxiety disorders (specific phobias, panic disorder/agoraphobia, social phobia, anxiety sensitivity), eating disorders (bulimia), psychopathy, pain, alexithymia, ADHD, somatic diseases with mental distress (cancer, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, facial anomalies, implanted cardiodefibrilators, traumatic brain injury) Emotions and visual perception (binocular rivalry, eye tracking, startle, EMG of face muscles, EEG and imaging) Ambulatory monitoring (psychophysiology and psychoneuroendocrinology) Internet (counselling and therapy, social support, computer-aided text analysis)